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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
518 PM EST THU MAR 25 2004

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         58    220 PM  81    1939  54      4       69       
  MINIMUM         43   1202 AM  16    1940  35      8       37       
  AVERAGE         51                        45      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.96 1930   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.92  -1.01     2.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     42.05                     32.88   9.17    34.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.25                      8.98  -2.73     9.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        20     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  575                       608    -33      669       
  SINCE MAR 1    575                       608    -33      669       
  SINCE JUL 1   4702                      4534    168     5077       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        22      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   625 PM EST   
MARCH 26 2004.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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